I have driven 210s too and on a short drive, at least, have been impressed by the increased precision over my W124, as well as decreased steering effort. Still, part of me can't help but assume that those very thoughtful engineers designing the W124 made the decisions they did for a reason. For example, I suspect that steering effort was deliberately chosen to give road feel. I know that in my car I can tell, just by virtue of the noticable DECREASE in steering effort, that I'm on an icy patch of road. I appreciate that feedback!

Historically, MB has made its steering wheels a larger diameter specifically so that if your hands were at 9 and 3 on the wheel, they would be shoulder width apart to decrease fatigue over long drives. Do you think they put that same level of obsessiveness into the new models?

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Steve
'93 400E